FIRST WEEK IN FEBRUARY!!!
February 2-6th

WE ONLY HAVE 5 DAYS TILL OUR BIGGEST FUNDRAISER OF THE SCHOOL YEAR!!!! ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE GREAT GATSBY!! COME WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS.  THIS EVENT OFFERS SILENT AUCTION ITEMS, LIVE AUCTION ITEMS, AND OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.  YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED.  THE EVENT ALSO HELPS KEEP TUITION COSTS AND VOLUNTEER HOURS LOWER THAN MOST CATHOLIC SCHOOLS. 
COME AND SUPPORT OUR LADY OF MERCY SCHOOL!!

If you need volunteer hours you may offer to help during the Auction dinner or International night.

We will be busy preparing for International Night which will be held on February 10th from 6-8pm in the cafeteria.  Our class has been busy learning about Brazil.  We have been working on books in class along with each student completing information about their topic.  The report will be due on February 6th. If your child has lost the large white paper I do have more as needed.  You may use both sides of the paper if needed.  These reports to not have to be extravagant.  I want the children to do most of the work including the writing and pictures. They may print out pictures or draw about their topic.  These will be put together to make a class book about Brazil that may be shared for years to come.  Also if there is anyone looking for volunteer hours I will need help setting up around 1:30 in the afternoon then again from 5:30-8:30 to help pass out food during the evening. 

We have been invited to Farm Safety Day which will be held on April 30th.  I am sending home permission slip this week.  If you are able to drive please fill out the form.  Thank you.

COLD AND FLU SEASON

IF YOUR CHILD IS SICK OR HAS BEEN SICK YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS A TERRIBLE TIME OF YEAR.  PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD TO SCHOOL IF THEY HAVE HAD A FEVER WITHIN THE LAST 24 HOURS.  THE FEVERS SEEM TO BE COMING BACK SO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON YOUR CHILD IF THEY HAVE BEEN SICK AND YOU ARE RETURNING THEM BACK TO SCHOOL.  WE ARE CONSTANTLY REMINDING ONE ANOTHER TO KEEP HANDS WASHED AND SANITIZED.

Subjects:

English - letter writing

Reading and Spelling - Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
SPELLING WORDS ( vocabulary is marked with a star)
dared *
airplane
hair
scare
square
fairy
careless
parents
chair
share
pair
compare
repair
beware
supplied *
frequently *
gradual *
prediction *
prepared *

Math - we are finishing up Ch. 10 and will be having a test on Wednesday

SS - Brazil write

Religion - Ash Wednesday will be on Feb. 18th.  We are discussing the time of Lent and ways we can pray during this time

Phonics - suffixes

Science - Solar System

Reminders -
SCHOOL AUCTION - FEB 7 (5-9 PM)
INTERNATIONAL NIGHT - FEB 10 (6-8PM)
NO SCHOOL FEB. 13 - 16TH FOR PRESIDENTS WEEKEND